Wisconsin Carry Inc. - Chairman
Wisconsin Carry, Inc.
Interesting piece of data here.
Greenfield Police Department Memo:
Read full attachment, a few excerpts:
Funny, though its perfectly legal they still refer to open-carry as a "potential offense"
Should have been worded "Officers who observe an individual in a public place who are lawfully open-carrying"
Well stated and good information to give to their officers.
Greenfield Police Department Memo:
Read full attachment, a few excerpts:
"Officers who observe an individual in a public place whose only potential offense is the open-carry of a firearm have no standing to conduct a "terry" stop or other stop that rises to the level of a non-consensual encounter"
Funny, though its perfectly legal they still refer to open-carry as a "potential offense"
Should have been worded "Officers who observe an individual in a public place who are lawfully open-carrying"
It is important to note that drawing your firearm, placing your hand on your firearm, telling subject to stand in a certain way or place, or telling the person not to move, would probably eliminate the consensual nature of the encounter and rise to the level of a temporary detention.
Well stated and good information to give to their officers.
View attachment 3417In accordance with the Attorney General's memorandum and recent court decisions, the mere open carry of a firearm does not cosntitute disorderly conduct. However, the open carry of a firearm may be evaluated in the context of time, place, and other circumstances when making a determination as to whether a disorderly conduct arrest is appropriate. As an example, simply walking down the street with an openly displayed firearm would probably NOT be considered disorderly. However, walking to McDonald's in the middle of the day which causes patrons to be in fear probably would. Note tha tthis scenario would require a complainant(s) and the officer will have to evaluate the circumstances and make a judgement call. When in doubt, it is probably best to refer the subject to the City Attorney rather than make a custodial arrest.
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